Former Australian player Michael Hussey advised struggling Indian batter KL Rahul to trust his game and ignore all the external noise ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy down under. Rahul has been in poor form in the Test arena this year, averaging under 34 in five
outings. He has scored only a half-century in his last six Test innings even while playing at home as well.

Speaking to the TOI, Hussey praised Rahul, saying, “He’s another fantastic player. So I guess, just to trust his game and to be confident with whatever he does, you know that’s the most important thing. We know how good he is. And so I guess there’s a lot of external people who put these doubts in your mind,” he said.

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“I just hope that he just doesn’t worry about all the external stuff and just concentrates on his game, his preparation, and just tries to play his best possible cricket, because when he’s playing at his best, he’s one of the best players in the world. I’m sure if he can start well in the series, get a good score under his belt early, then that’ll help his confidence the rest of the series,” he further added.

Michael Hussey applauded under-fire Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir as a great competitior and expected the team to display those qualities under him in Australia as well.

“He (Gambhir) was a great competitor and he would fight all the way for victory. And so I have no doubt, watching him, sort of being involved with the IPL and teams that he’s been involved in, he loves to win, and he loves to compete and I’m not expecting anything different from this Indian team,” Michael Hussey concluded. “They’ve got some great fighters and some great competitors. So I’m sure his personality will come through with the way he coaches. And I think you need to have something like that in in Australian conditions. It’s not easy coming to Australia and competing with a strong Australian team.”